Duran South Middle School
813 16th St South
Pell City AL, 35128, Saint Clair County
Phone: 205-884-7957
Ranking: 
(479 out of 1,064, top 45%)*
(479 out of 1,064, top 45%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 7
School District: Pell City City School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 331 | 278 | 316 | 348 | 333 | 300 | 318 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 331 | 100.0% | 278 | 100.0% | 316 | 100.0% | 348 | 100.0% | 329 | 98.8% | 298 | 99.3% | 7 | 2.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 179 | 54.1% | 150 | 54.0% | 160 | 50.6% | 178 | 51.1% | 164 | 49.2% | 161 | 53.7% | 182 | 57.2% |
| Female: | 152 | 45.9% | 128 | 46.0% | 156 | 49.4% | 170 | 48.9% | 161 | 48.3% | 131 | 43.7% | 132 | 41.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.9% | 10 | 3.0% | 9 | 3.0% | 8 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 42 | 12.7% | 38 | 13.7% | 36 | 11.4% | 35 | 10.1% | 31 | 9.3% | 34 | 11.3% | 40 | 12.6% |
| White: | 280 | 84.6% | 235 | 84.5% | 272 | 86.1% | 301 | 86.5% | 291 | 87.4% | 256 | 85.3% | 269 | 84.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 154 | 46.5% | 123 | 44.2% | 151 | 47.8% | 143 | 41.1% | 130 | 39.0% | 104 | 34.7% | 128 | 40.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 11.5% | 26 | 9.4% | 23 | 7.3% | 26 | 7.5% | 23 | 6.9% | 39 | 13.0% | 34 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.72 | 16.33 | 17.21 | 19.55 | 18.97 | 17.30 | 20.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.64% | 65.64% | 56.16% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.98% | 65.54% | 65.55% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 62.72% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.54% | 60.54% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 51.8% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.32% | 75.32% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 71.9% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.17% | 85.17% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.78% | 88.78% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 63.21% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.34% | 67.71% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.18% | 79.18% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.81% | 80.27% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.12% | 85.63% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.38% | 92.38% | 86.25% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.32% | 69.82% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.67% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.16% | 74.16% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 75.67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Duran South Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.